Trump issues new travel ban affecting nearly 20 countries
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Tehran on Saturday blasted U.S. President Donald Trump's travel ban on countries including Iran, saying it showed "deep hostility" toward Iranians and Muslims. "The decision to ban the entry of Iranian nationals - merely due to their religion and nationality - not only indicates the deep hostility of American decision-makers towards the Iranian people and Muslims but also
Mohammad Sharafoddin, his wife and young son managed to make it out of Afghanistan as refugees nine years ago, at one point walking 36 hours in a row over mountain passes
Immigrants from the targeted countries said the ban would upend their lives. “I don’t understand why the president has to target us nonstop,” one Haitian asylum seeker said.
The ban is a new take on the so-called "Muslim travel ban" from Trump's first administration. It restricts travel from 19 countries.
A new U.S. travel ban could block Iranian fans from attending the 2026 World Cup, raising concerns for other nations still in contention.
The travel ban results from a Jan. 20 executive order Trump issued requiring the departments of State and Homeland Security and the director of national intelligence to compile a report on “hostile attitudes” toward the U.S. and whether entry from certain countries represented a national security risk.
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The BBC has again accused Iran of escalating a campaign of intimidation against its Persian journalists and increasingly targeting the relatives of staff inside the country.The British broadcaster said on Monday that its BBC Persian journalists were witnessing "a disturbing rise in the persecution of their family members".